Firefox 3.0.1 is now available as an update and full version here. To get the update, just hover your mouse cursor on the Help menu of Firefox and click on “Check for Updates”. The list of issues fixed in Firefox 3.0.1 is available in the Release Notes section.
The Firefox updates includes 3 critical fixes to security issues namely:
- Crash with malformed GIF file on Mac OS X
- Command-line URLs launch multiple tabs when Firefox not running
- Remote code execution by overflowing CSS reference counter
All the best updating! Cheers.
The latest Firefox 2.0.0.14 internet browser is now available through update and on their official download section. This time it fixes only one security concern which is the MFSA 2008-20 - Crash in Javascript garbage collector (rated Critical). Mozilla believes that this particular crash might not be exploitable but since this type of crash have known to be exploitable in the past they decided to post it as a security issue. However Firefox 2.0.0.14 was mainly released to fix the stability issue.
The popular Firefox 2.0.0.13 web browser is now available for download at Firefox.com. This version fixes several bugs:
- Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.13) - Critical
- JavaScript privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution - Critical
- XUL popup spoofing variant (cross-tab popups) - High
- Java socket connection to any local port via LiveConnect - High
- HTTP Referrer spoofing with malformed URLs - Moderate
- Privacy issue with SSL Client Authentication - Low
Further information about the bugs can be found here.
The latest Firefox 2.0.0.12 has been released by Mozilla on 7 February 2008. It is always good to get the latest version as soon as it is released to prevent malicious code from taking advantage of the previous version’s vulnerabilities. One of the most critical issue in version 2.0.0.11 was Firefox crashing with memory corruption, an issue I think most users are experiencing lately. For a full list of rather critical bugs, read here and while you’re at it, why not go under the Help menu of your Firefox browser and click on Check on Updates.
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